Maestro Posted February 11, 2003 Posted February 11, 2003 wow. I'm never holding for the low belt tests again. I like my fingers way too much. Once in my doe-chang we had a guy fail a break, hitting it real weird. You know that little bit of webbed skin you've got between you fingers? Well, I guess there was a piece of wood coming off the edges, cause a guy got a huge ole splinter clear through that. Scary part was I was holdin the other end of the board. Board-holding is the most dangerous, most complex technique of all! Might as well take my advice--I don't use it anymore.
SaiFightsMS Posted February 11, 2003 Posted February 11, 2003 I have to agree that holding is indeed the most dangerous part of a breaking seminar. After you get kicked in the fingers a few times they sort of just loose all feeling.
StormKrow Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Don't feel bad, the first board I broke some 10 years ago, I ripped the hide off the back of my knuckle for a good 1" and a half....it was not pretty...(not to mention the time it took the heal.)wow. I'm never holding for the low belt tests again. I like my fingers way too much. Once in my doe-chang we had a guy fail a break, hitting it real weird. You know that little bit of webbed skin you've got between you fingers? Well, I guess there was a piece of wood coming off the edges, cause a guy got a huge ole splinter clear through that. Scary part was I was holdin the other end of the board. Board-holding is the most dangerous, most complex technique of all! ---You can run.......but why die tired?
karatekid1975 Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 I did get the ol' kick to the fingers ...... ouch. But it was by lower rankers or kids. I never saw anything like Kickchick mentioned, though. Makes me wanna get a one of those holder thingies, too. eeeekkkkkk Laurie F
StormKrow Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 Actually now that I think about it, I held for someone's blackbelt test, and got my fingers mashed pretty good. I still prefer human holders to board holder though....it just comes with the territory if you're going to break. I did get the ol' kick to the fingers ...... ouch. But it was by lower rankers or kids. I never saw anything like Kickchick mentioned, though. Makes me wanna get a one of those holder thingies, too. eeeekkkkkk ---You can run.......but why die tired?
kchenault Posted February 12, 2003 Author Posted February 12, 2003 Doens't matter either way for me. Smashed fingers only hurt for a little while. But, a broken finger wouldn't be a good thing. Ouch! Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
KickChick Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 I have to say that it does happen very rarely and only with beginners (and then it is usually only one board and not that powerful of a kick) ... a mere stinging pain in the fingers. It helps to have the student "line up" their kick several times to be sure the board is held at the correct height and that they are positioned far or close enough to the board. It is truly a "fluke" when an occurence such as I described does happen .... but keep in mind that it could happen.
ZeRo Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 man im sooooo glad we have a board holder!!! i really dont like the sound of all this pain.
kchenault Posted February 12, 2003 Author Posted February 12, 2003 Pain? What pain? I don't feel any pain! Unless you count the fact that I smashed someone's finger at our break-a-thon. Spinning wheel kick smashed the board, his finger and my heel and it didn't break. That kinda hurt. Somethin's gotta give. Unfortunately it was our flesh and not the wood. Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
ZeRo Posted February 12, 2003 Posted February 12, 2003 how did it go? the whole thing i mean. dont worry about the guys finger, it'll get better. so yeah how it all go? you do that big break?
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